NYU Department of Ophthalmology Residency Program

Housing

The NYU School of Medicine offers assistance with housing needs through the Off Campus Housing Assistance Program (OCHAP) office. The office is a centralized referral and resource center, which provide residents with the following tools to assist in housing searches:

• A knowledgeable and dedicated staff
• Lists of realtors and landlords
• Orientation materials on NYC neighborhoods and market information
• Apartment, roommate and sublet listings
• Computer terminals with access to the NYU housing database providing reduced fee or no fee apartment listings (limitations apply)
• Information on additional benefits that may be available

The OCHAP office can be contacted at 212-263-3860 or at the following website: http://www.med.nyu.edu/resci/housing/index.html

In addition, MEETH offers subsidized housing to residents on the Upper East Side (63 rd Street between York and 1 st Avenues) on a seniority and first-come-first-serve basis. The apartments are spacious and convenient. Tours are available at the time of interviews. Studios are approximately $1400 per month; 1 BR $1800-1900; 2 BR $2600. These are estimates only and are expected to rise slightly each year. Further details on MEETH housing will be provided to residents upon acceptance to the program.